Most of Melbourne's population growth (65%) was due to net overseas migration, natural increase accounted for 30% and net internal migration 5%.

While net overseas migration added 77,100 people to the population in Sydney, the city recorded a net internal migration loss, meaning 27,300 more people left Sydney to move to other parts of Australia than arrived from other parts of the country.

Net overseas migration, net internal migration and natural increase each accounted for around one-third of Brisbane's population growth.

Perth also recorded a net internal migration loss (-5,800 people), while natural increase added 16,000 people to the city's population and net overseas migration added 11,400.

For Adelaide, population gains from natural increase (4,800 people) were more than offset by a net internal migration loss (-5,100), while net overseas migration added 11,600 to the city's population.

In the ACT, 54% of population growth was attributed to net overseas migration, 40% to natural increase and 6% to net internal migration.

Net overseas migration contributed to 45% of Hobart's population growth, compared to 38% from net internal migration and 18% from natural increase.

Darwin experienced a net internal migration loss of 2,800 people, which offset gains made from natural increase (1,800) and net overseas migration (640), contributing to an overall population decline for the city.

Largest growth areas: The Statistical Level Area 2 (SA2) of Cranbourne East in Melbourne's outer south-east (up by 7,300 people), followed by the outer Sydney suburbs of Riverstone - Marsden Park (5,000) in the north-west and Cobbitty - Leppington (4,500) in the south-west.